just play the xbox. if it's going to break, it's going to break. nothing you can really do to prevent it.

obviously, keeping it in a well ventilated area is good. but seriously, if it's going to overheat, it will happen. just a matter of when.

i got the RRoD 2 times. last time it happened was 2 years ago.

and there is a fan that the xbox sits on if you stand it vertically. it's like a stand/holder for the xbox, and it has two fans...it blows air the way it's supposed to....and not into the rear of the machine like most cooling fans do.

but i don't even use the fan anymore.

don't do the towel trick. and don't think that keeping the heat off will help either. don't worry about milk crates, or setting up office fans.

just keep the thing out, and not tucked away in some small entertainment stand shelf, and play the thing.